The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.0° C
1.0° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 12PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
155
123
120
120
120
120
117
117
115
115
144
111
100
83
74
76
76
78
57
57
60
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
NE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
25
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:44AM1.03m
5:37PM1.80m
5:52AM1.11m
6:31PM1.91m
6:47AM1.22m
7:19PM1.98m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.27m
00:25AM0.37m
11:35AM0.20m
1:13AM0.27m
12:33PM0.13m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
18
19
20
18
17
17
16
17
20
22
23
14
15
14
13
12
17
22
22
20
17
Feels °C
15
19
18
17
15
14
15
15
15
18
20
22
9
12
11
9
8
13
19
20
17
14
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